What is the population of Coalinga, California?

Coalinga has a population of approximately 17,203 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Coalinga, California located?

Coalinga is located in California, United States, at approximate coordinates 36.1331°, -120.3390°.

What is the median household income in Coalinga?

The median household income in Coalinga is approximately $75,451 based on the most recent open data.

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Coalinga

Total population

17,203

Median home value

$262,400

12.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$75,451

Coalinga$75k

National$74k

Elevation205 m

Land area15.93 km²

Weather97°F · Sunny

Coordinates36.13°, -120.34°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

205 m

Area

15.93 km²

Official website

www.coalinga.com

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Overview

Coalinga is a city in the Pleasant Valley in Fresno County and the western San Joaquin Valley, in central California about 80 miles (128 km) southeast of Salinas.

History & geography

History

Legendary bandit Joaquin Murrieta was killed in 1853 at his headquarters, Arroyo de Cantua, north of Coalinga. California Historical Landmark #344 marks the approximate site of where he was slain, near the junction of present-day State Route 33 and Route 198. Before 20th-century diesel locomotives, steam locomotives were used, and powered in the San Joaquin Valley by burning coal mined from the northern foothills of Mount Diablo to the north. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company established the site as a coaling station in 1888, and it was called simply Coaling Station A. Local tradition has it that an official of Southern Pacific made the name more sonorous by adding an a to it. However, it is just as likely that the small railside signs of the day, which often abbreviated names, read "COALINGA" to mean "Coaling A." [Another example is Braner's Cut north of Eureka, whose sign said "BRACUT," which has now become the name of that spot along Highway 101.] The resemblance to Nahuatl (where cōātl = "snake") is accidental. The first post office was established in 1899. In 2022, the city struggled to confront an acute water shortage. The city’s only water source is an aqueduct that is managed by the federal government. Officials estimated that the water was going to run dry before the end of 2022. Due to statewide floods that winter, though, the prediction was no longer valid.

Geography

Coalinga is located southwest of Fresno, at an elevation of . The average annual precipitation is , falling mainly from October to May. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

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